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Sunday, September 5, 2010

Scavenging and Fun Stuff!

So last night, after midnight, Mister and I went and gathered grapes. I'd noticed that there was a grape vine on a chain link fence near a playground a while back, and when they were ripening last week, I told Mister that we needed to collect them.

Concord grapes: they're everywhere, but I've never heard of anyone actually eating them. Anyone I knew who had them in their yard just let them do their thing.

So with a flashlight, a bag, and a serrated knife, we gathered approximately 4 lbs. of grapes (not counting the stems). They are now in the process of making two interesting products. The first, is a Grape Mulled Cider. The recipe will follow. The other product that I'm making is on-par with homemade bitters made from the stems and pits left over from the grape cider.

Also, an interesting site to use seems to be Make Hard Cider Easy -- if I ever get enough apples to make it worth my while!

And regarding the Lemon Balm Codial that I made previously, Mister had a fabulous idea for it. We could use it in Margaritas in lieu of the Triple Sec (which I hate the taste of). I for one, am excited to try.